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New York Mets @ Cincinnati Reds
1968-04-28 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 6785 · 2:58
New York Mets defeated Cincinnati Reds 6–5. New York Mets put up 2 in the 2nd. Jerry Koosman earned the win and Ron Taylor picked up the save. Lee May went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYN | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| CIN | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
W: Jerry Koosman L: George Culver SV: Ron Taylor
Umpires — HP: Frank Secory · 1B: Ken Burkhart · 2B: Harry Wendelstedt · 3B: Bill Jackowski · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Mets — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Weis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Ken Boswell | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cleon Jones | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Art Shamsky | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Swoboda | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ed Kranepool | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Charles | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Jerry Grote | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jerry Koosman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pete Rose | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob Johnson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vada Pinson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Perez | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee May | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Bench | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tommy Helms | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Leo Cardenas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George Culver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Kelso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mack Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Chico Ruiz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Whitfield | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Mets — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Koosman | 7.2 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
 Danny Frisella | 0.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Short | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ron Taylor | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Culver | 4.1 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
| Bill Kelso | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ted Davidson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Lee | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ted Abernathy | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Weis: 43
- Ken Boswell: K/C
- Cleon Jones: 13
Bot 1
- Pete Rose: K
- Bob Johnson: 53
- Vada Pinson: 7/F
Top 2
- Art Shamsky: D9
- Ron Swoboda: W
- Ed Kranepool: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Ed Charles: 6/P
- Jerry Grote: WP.1-2;2-3#
- Jerry Grote: IW
- Jerry Koosman: E3.1-2;2-3;3-H(NR)(UR)
- Al Weis: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Ken Boswell: 3/G
Bot 2
- Tony Perez: S9
- Lee May: FC4.1-2(E4)
- Johnny Bench: W.2-3;1-2
- Tommy Helms: S6.1-2;2-3;3-H
- Leo Cardenas: S9.2-3;3-H(UR);B-2(THH);1X3(9262)#
- George Culver: 9/F
- Pete Rose: 163
Top 3
- Cleon Jones: W
- Art Shamsky: 6(1)/FO
- Ron Swoboda: S7.1-2
- Ed Kranepool: 7/F
- Ed Charles: S8.1-2;2-H
- Jerry Grote: S9.1-3;2-H
- Jerry Koosman: K
Bot 3
- Bob Johnson: 8/F
- Vada Pinson: 43
- Tony Perez: 3/FL
Top 4
- Al Weis: K/C
- Ken Boswell: 43
- Cleon Jones: S9
- Art Shamsky: HP.1-2
- Ron Swoboda: 4/P
Bot 4
- Lee May: 9/F
- Johnny Bench: 4/P
- Tommy Helms: S8
- Leo Cardenas: 3/FL
Top 5
- Ed Kranepool: 7/FL
- Ed Charles: W
- Jerry Grote: S9.1-3
- Jerry Koosman: K+PO3(25)/DP
Bot 5
- Bill Kelso: 53
- Pete Rose: 4/P
- Bob Johnson: S8
- Vada Pinson: 43
Top 6
- Al Weis: 1/G
- Ken Boswell: HR
- Cleon Jones: 4/P
- Art Shamsky: 3/G
Bot 6
- Tony Perez: 8/F
- Lee May: 9/F
- Johnny Bench: 63
Top 7
- Ron Swoboda: K
- Ed Kranepool: D9
- Ed Charles: IW
- Jerry Grote: S7.2-H;1-3
- Jerry Koosman: K
- Al Weis: 6/L
Bot 7
- Tommy Helms: 4/P
- Leo Cardenas: W
- Mack Jones: K/C
- Pete Rose: K/C
Top 8
- Ken Boswell: 43
- Cleon Jones: 9/F
- Art Shamsky: 9/F
Bot 8
- Bob Johnson: S9
- Vada Pinson: WP.1-2
- Vada Pinson: 43.2-3
- Tony Perez: 9/F
- Lee May: HR.3-H
- Johnny Bench: S8
- Tommy Helms: W.1-2
- Leo Cardenas: 53
Top 9
- Ron Swoboda: S8
- Ed Kranepool: 24/SH.1-2
- Ed Charles: IW
- Jerry Grote: 4(1)3/GDP
Bot 9
- Chico Ruiz: W
- Pete Rose: S9.1-3
- Fred Whitfield: K
- Vada Pinson: 4/P
- Tony Perez: E5.1-3;3-H(NR)(UR)
- Lee May: 3/P